| Years in Sweden: | 1653 1654 1655 1656 1657 1658 1659 |
| Centuries: | 16th century · 17th century · 18th century |
| Decades: | 1620s 1630s 1640s 1650s 1660s 1670s 1680s |
| Years: | 1653 1654 1655 1656 1657 1658 1659 |
Events from the year 1656 in Sweden
Incumbents
Events
- January 17 – Treaty of Königsberg is signed, establishing an alliance between Charles X Gustav of Sweden and Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg.
- Battle of Radom (1656)
- Battle of Gołąb
- April 1 – Lwów Oath: John II Casimir Vasa, King of Poland, crowns the Black Madonna of Częstochowa as Queen and Protector of Poland in the cathedral of Lwów after the miraculous saving of the Jasna Góra Monastery during the Deluge, an event which changed the course of the Second Northern War.
- Battle of Warka
- Russo-Swedish War (1656–58)
- July 28– 30 – Battle of Warsaw: Led by King Charles X Gustav of Sweden, the armies of the Swedish Empire and the Margraviate of Brandenburg defeat the forces of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth near Warsaw.
- Battle of Filipów
- December 20 – Treaty of Labiau is signed between Charles X Gustav of Sweden and Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg.
- Battle of Chojnice (1656)
- The Stockholms Banco, the first bank to issue banknotes, is founded.
- The case of Karin Svensdotter, who claimed to have sexual relations with a fairy. [1]
Births
- May 26 - Märta Ljungberg, innkeeper and local profile (died 1741)
- date unknown - Gertrud Svensdotter, the first witness accuser in the Great Witch Hunt of 1668 (died 1675)
Deaths
References
- ^ Häll, Mikael: "Näckens dödliga dop: Manliga vattenväsen, död och förbjuden sexualitet i det tidigmoderna Sverige", i Historisk tidskrift 2011:3, Stockholm (2011), s. 609–610
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| Years in Sweden: | 1653 1654 1655 1656 1657 1658 1659 |
| Centuries: | 16th century · 17th century · 18th century |
| Decades: | 1620s 1630s 1640s 1650s 1660s 1670s 1680s |
| Years: | 1653 1654 1655 1656 1657 1658 1659 |
Events from the year 1656 in Sweden
Incumbents
Events
- January 17 – Treaty of Königsberg is signed, establishing an alliance between Charles X Gustav of Sweden and Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg.
- Battle of Radom (1656)
- Battle of Gołąb
- April 1 – Lwów Oath: John II Casimir Vasa, King of Poland, crowns the Black Madonna of Częstochowa as Queen and Protector of Poland in the cathedral of Lwów after the miraculous saving of the Jasna Góra Monastery during the Deluge, an event which changed the course of the Second Northern War.
- Battle of Warka
- Russo-Swedish War (1656–58)
- July 28– 30 – Battle of Warsaw: Led by King Charles X Gustav of Sweden, the armies of the Swedish Empire and the Margraviate of Brandenburg defeat the forces of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth near Warsaw.
- Battle of Filipów
- December 20 – Treaty of Labiau is signed between Charles X Gustav of Sweden and Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg.
- Battle of Chojnice (1656)
- The Stockholms Banco, the first bank to issue banknotes, is founded.
- The case of Karin Svensdotter, who claimed to have sexual relations with a fairy. [1]
Births
- May 26 - Märta Ljungberg, innkeeper and local profile (died 1741)
- date unknown - Gertrud Svensdotter, the first witness accuser in the Great Witch Hunt of 1668 (died 1675)
Deaths
References
- ^ Häll, Mikael: "Näckens dödliga dop: Manliga vattenväsen, död och förbjuden sexualitet i det tidigmoderna Sverige", i Historisk tidskrift 2011:3, Stockholm (2011), s. 609–610
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